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( my email initiated the topic )

See NOW NOW NOW http://live.twit.tv  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It says bitcoin, but hes talking about something entirely different. :(

First a few ads... ;-)

Starting now!  ;D

I like the way he starts by saying how impressed he is that the design of bitcoin foresaw and solved so many of its possible problems. [edit: and I like the way he ends by saying "Bitcoin is a cryptographically-secure, anonymous, digital currency ... that exists!"]

The speaker seems to have an extensive knowledge of Bitcoin and is a very enthusiastic presenter.

I think the way this guy explains how Bitcoin works is VERY clear. If possible we should put this on youtube.

Thanks Bruce for sharing the link!

I'm a Normal "TWIT" listener.

Steve releases his audio and video podcast under CC..  (Creative Commons)  You may want to ask them, for decency sake for republication.

Otherwise TWIT will Release this video podcast for public consumption within about 72-96 hrs of recording. 

I will be installing bit coin as a Linux client within the hour!  I find this project to be awesome, and I wish I would have heard of it sooner!


Gabriel 

Im not so sure it was "very clear", but with some editing this could become a good technical video-introduction to bitcoin.

Did you hear about bitcoin from this netcast? Or have you heard about it before this?

Directly from Steve's net cast..

I had not heard of this project until just a little while ago..

There were about 900 (give or take) viewers watching the broadcast at the time.

Gabriel

Well, prepare for a rally on the markets.

Well done! Looks like he studied Bitcoin for a while...

Maybe after a 2-week delay while people figure out how to get money in to MtGox.

Amazing.  :o This is big news!

Is there a reply available?

Has a podcast URL been published yet?

**WHEN**  The Audio/Video Version of the podcast *IS* published it will be under the URL's posted below:

(Again, 72 to 96 hours from the recording, is when it's published.. I've seen them out the door in under 24 hrs, but it's rare. )

Steve also makes written transcripts available when the audio is posted.  (See the GRC Site for those transcripts)

Again, Please Use the website directly or use the podtrac redirect links, it's how They get paid!

AUDIO: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0287.mp3 (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0287.mp3)

Video (HIGH): http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp4/twit.mediafly.com/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_864x480_2000.mp4
 (http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp4/twit.mediafly.com/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_864x480_2000.mp4)
Video (LOW): http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp4/twit.mediafly.com/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_432x240_128.mp4 (http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp4/twit.mediafly.com/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_432x240_128.mp4)

You can also check the TWIT website for Security NOW, In case I got the above links messed up..

http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm (http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm)   OR  http://twit.tv/sn (http://twit.tv/sn)

Enjoy..

Note: I am not a representative of TWIT in any way.. 'ONLY A FAN.'  I do not have the right or license to reproduce or otherwise modify TWIT stuff, I'm only posting information that is public knowledge, and within reason based on their system of publication..  I make no warranties to the quality of the information posted above.. Use your own judgment and contact TWIT directly for questions or licensing issues.

Gabriel

Thank you Bruce, looking forward to the recorded mp3, missed the first part...

They just mentioned bitcoin for a bit... does anyone know if there will there be more talk about it today?

For those who are new to Bitcoin and would like to learn more:

• Bitcoin FAQ - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ
• Bitcoin Wiki - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
• Installing Bitcoin - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Getting_started
• The Bitcoin Faucet (free bitcoins) - https://freebitcoins.appspot.com
• Buying bitcoins - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins
• Bitcoin 6-Month Price Chart - http://bit.ly/hzVKpq
• Bitcoin Community Portal - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin:Community_portal
• Recent Posts here on the forum - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=recent

TODAY IS PARITY DAY!!!!

PARTY PARTEEEEEE!!!!!!

Bitcoin passed $1.00 today!!!
___

Steve Gibson (the presenter) of the Security Now show on http://twit.tv must have studied it for a while...

Because the first time I emailed him (to his private email address) to tell him about Bitcoin, was about on December 27th... Then, again, on January 19th.

So, finally, he's had the time to read up on it and digest it properly.   He always does his homework.

I must give credit to one of my best friends, Steven Kovitz, who first suggested to me that Steve Gibson needs to do a show about Bitcoin.   Actually, his comment to me was more along the lines of, "I'll buy into Bitcoin ONLY after I've heard Steve Gibson tell me that it's safe... on his Security Now show."   :)

So......... I took that on as a challenge.

And I also must give credit to my secret connection inside the TWiT organization who helped me connect to Steve Gibson.

Anyway, I think it's another great media breakthrough for Bitcoin...

And I think...

IF YOU HAVE HALF OF A BRAIN YOU'D BETTER TAKE ALL ALL ALL OF YOUR MONEY AND BUY BUY BUY BITCOIN IMMEDIATELY!!!!

If you need to buy Bitcoin for cash, with no transaction fees, contact me.   email@bitcoinme.com    

Gjdunga's MP3 link (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0287.mp3) is working now.

How many people watch this show?

I wonder about this too and I couldn't find much information about it. What I did find though is two reports from year 2006 where it basically states that one episode of "Security Now" was downloaded 100 000 times (in one month).

http://www.twit.tv/2006/07/19/june_numbers
http://www.twit.tv/2006/11/20/october_numbers

The twit network is enormous.

http://mixergy.com/twit-leo-laporte-geeks/ (http://mixergy.com/twit-leo-laporte-geeks/)

It is the largest podcast audience and the audience is the perfect one for bitcoin.  

Steve Gibson is legendary within the security industry.

http://www.grc.com/intro.htm (http://www.grc.com/intro.htm)

Actually spinrite would be great if you lose a hard drive and it has a wallet on it you need to recover....

He clearly did his homework, though I don't think he explained it a way most people will understand.

He mentioned blockexplorer.com! I'm famous!  :D

Agreed.

One thing people should do when they explain bitcoin, is to compare a bitcoin address to a bank account number.  Because it has exactly the same purpose, basically.  Except that this account number has a mathematical key that you keep secret.


An  other thing is to explain that everything works a bit like in the conventionnal banking system, except that the person who plays the role of the bank changes every ten minutes or so.


Once you've explained that, I think you got the global framework of bitcoin.

What was the traffic spike like ?

ROFL !!!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D

I don't keep detailed traffic stats, but I had 47,011 hits so far today compared to the normal ~15,000 hits per day.

damn....I had about 52 people follow the bitcoinmedia twitter account today .  :D

Will it be on YouTube?

I asked Steven Gibson for the video, but he just sent me the link to the Podcast, saying that I should/could edit out the non-Bitcoin parts.
Heres the http://aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0287.mp3

Anybody feel like editing it?

http://twit.cachefly.net/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_640x368_500.mp4 (http://twit.cachefly.net/video/sn/sn0287/sn0287_h264b_640x368_500.mp4)

Found the video. Enjoy!

Video doesn't work?

its just the podcast with an image.. no video   :(

Video up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPSwA2Itbs

41.58  is the point they start getting into bitcoin.

I saved it to my desktop and it played ok for me.

<sarcasm>I would like to hold you responsible and file a lawsuit against you.  While watching the video I happened to spill "hot coffee (http://hotcoffeethemovie.com/)" and suffered 3rd degree burns and now my life is changed.</sarcasm>

I don't see this listed above so here is the official permanent link for this show:
http://twit.tv/sn287

And I don't see it yet, but fairly soon there will be a full transcript of the show posted here:
http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm

The transcript is handy to create videos with captioning.

I edited the video to show only the Bitcoin part (second half of the show, beginning after about 42 min from the start) and uploaded it to blip.tv - here it is:
http://giulioprisco.blip.tv/file/4746741/

To downloaded in .mp4 format open the box Files and Links in the right column and choose "MPEG4 Video (.mp4) : Right Click › Save"

To post the video to YouTube it must be split in 4 parts (or 3 parts of 15 min without the last minute). If you have a partner agreement with YouTube you can upload without splitting it. The CC notice and the link to http://twit.tv/sn287 must be kept.

CoinPal wasn't mentioned by name, but I had twice as many visitors to the site yesterday than my highest previous day.  Quite a few of them bought coins too.

Look again!!!

It's on right now...

"Bitcoinage". That's a new one. Any consensus on how and when to properly use it?

Also (http://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/fiufc/security_now_287_bitcoin_cryptocurrency_security/).

Upvoted.  :D

I'm not being very helpful, I called Erik an idiot and made him stall for about 10 seconds while he tried to take control of himself.

He said that smartphones were going to destroy desktop PCs, he asked for it...

While I do not know the context of that discussion, how is he asking for it? How many people do you know that own a smartphone? Compare that to how many you know that frequently use a desktop. More and more people are using smartphones for the basic web functions that nullify the use of a clunky, space wasting desktop. The justification of having a desktop these days is mostly for gaming or higher performance computing. You can have word processing, email, most of the functions that typical business minded people use, all online with google docs, gmail, etc. just for an example.

The re-run aired again this morning.... and I got busy and missed it AGAIN....  :(

Thanks for posting the link here, guys.

Also, if ANYONE wants to get cash into MtGox fast, let me know.   email@bitcoinme.com     I charge no fees whatsoever, by the way.  :)

Here's to Bitcion!

Buckle your seatbelt, Baby, we're in for the Ride of our Lives!!!!   :D

Desktops are:
* Cheaper
* Longer lasting
* Outdated about 10x slower
* Don't require a contract
* Faster
* More flexible
* More upgradable
* Able to run good games
To name a few.

To be fair, smartphones are:
* Portable and convenient
* Flashy
* Easier to communicate with
* Able to do most web-based activities anywhere
* More flexible with payments

But it doesn't justify it for me.

In today's sue happy world, the last thing I need is a lawsuit, or some DCMA or CALEA subpoena passed my way..
I've seen people and money happy litigators do much worse, with much much less..

SORRY!

Smartphone is going to be routinely available to everyone, even the poor. That's a good thing.

Please stop the off topic holy war here. Enough. :P

Just for reference Leo likes it when you make mashups of his stuff.  


Here's a poem I wrote about him    :D

http://www.meanwhileinaustralia.com/2010/05/this-week-in-bags-techdad-ball-bag.html (http://www.meanwhileinaustralia.com/2010/05/this-week-in-bags-techdad-ball-bag.html)

They revisited Bitcoin in episode 288:

• http://twit.tv/sn288
• http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/3345584830/security-now-podcast-questions

Great QA, they really made a good case for bitcoin there :)